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India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings Q1: In whatever financial condition you are placed today, on the whole are you satisfied or dissatisfied with it? N (%) 1: Fully satisfied 4937 20.4 2: Somewhat satisfied 11253 46.4 3: Somewhat dissatisfied 3777 15.6 4: Fully dissatisfied 3615 14.9 7: Can't say 428 1.8 8: No response 225 .9 Total 24235 100.0 Q2: As compared to five years ago, how is the economic condition of your household today – would you say it has become much better, better, remained same, become worse or much worse? N (%) 1: Much better 2280 9.4 2: Better 7827 32.3 3: Remained Same 10339 42.7 4: Worse 2446 10.1 5: Much worse 978 4.0 7: Can't say 205 .8 8: No response 159 .7 Total 24235 100.0 Q3: Many people talk about class nowadays, and use terms such as lower class, middle class or upper class. In your opinion, compared CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 1 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings to other households, the household you live in currently belongs to which class? N (%) 1: Lower class 5933 24.5 2: Middle class 13459 55.5 3: Upper Class 1147 4.7 6: Poor class 1741 7.2 7: Can't say 254 1.0 8: No response 1701 7.0 Total 24235 100.0 Q4: From where or which medium do you mostly get news on politics? N (%) 01: Television/TV news channel 11841 48.9 02: Newspapers 2365 9.8 03: Radio 247 1.0 04: Internet/Online news websites 361 1.5 05: Social media (in general) 400 1.7 06: Facebook 78 .3 07: Twitter 59 .2 08: Whatsapp 99 .4 09: Instagram 19 .1 10: Youtube 55 .2 11: Mobile phone 453 1.9 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 2 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) 12: Friends/neighbours 695 2.9 13: Family / relatives 823 3.4 14: From people (generally) 894 3.7 15: From village head 231 1.0 96: Others 186 .8 97: Can’t say 110 .5 98: No response 5319 21.9 Total 24235 100.0 Q5: How regularly do you do the following – daily, sometimes, rarely or never? a: Watch news on television N (%) 1: Daily 8571 35.4 2: Sometimes 6664 27.5 3: Rarely 2420 10.0 4: Never 6105 25.2 8: No response 474 2.0 Total 24235 100.0 b: Read the newspaper/s CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 3 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) 1: Daily 4325 17.8 2: Sometimes 3944 16.3 3: Rarely 2571 10.6 4: Never 12714 52.5 8: No response 682 2.8 Total 24235 100.0 c: Listen to news on radio N (%) 1: Daily 1649 6.8 2: Sometimes 1766 7.3 3: Rarely 2408 9.9 4: Never 17547 72.4 8: No response 865 3.6 Total 24235 100.0 d: Read news on internet N (%) 1: Daily 2483 10.2 2: Sometimes 2437 10.1 3: Rarely 1924 7.9 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 4 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) 4: Never 16235 67.0 8: No response 1155 4.8 Total 24235 100.0 Q6: How often do you use the following - many times a day, once or twice a day, some days a week, some days a month, very rarely or never? a: Facebook N (%) 1: Many times a day 3039 12.5 2: Once or twice a day 2520 10.4 3: Some days a week 954 3.9 4: Some days a month 393 1.6 5: Very rarely 742 3.1 6: Never 6906 28.5 7: No account 8273 34.1 8: No response 1408 5.8 Total 24235 100.0 b: Twitter N (%) 1: Many times a day 591 2.4 2: Once or twice a day 525 2.2 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 5 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) 3: Some days a week 578 2.4 4: Some days a month 439 1.8 5: Very rarely 734 3.0 6: Never 8448 34.9 7: No account 11316 46.7 8: No response 1603 6.6 Total 24235 100.0 c: WhatsApp N (%) 1: Many times a day 5097 21.0 2: Once or twice a day 2059 8.5 3: Some days a week 461 1.9 4: Some days a month 192 .8 5: Very rarely 515 2.1 6: Never 6572 27.1 7: No account 7880 32.5 8: No response 1458 6.0 Total 24235 100.0 d: Instagram CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 6 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) 1: Many times a day 1128 4.7 2: Once or twice a day 912 3.8 3: Some days a week 568 2.3 4: Some days a month 379 1.6 5: Very rarely 540 2.2 6: Never 8275 34.1 7: No account 10789 44.5 8: No response 1643 6.8 Total 24235 100.0 e: Youtube N (%) 1: Many times a day 3612 14.9 2: Once or twice a day 2323 9.6 3: Some days a week 828 3.4 4: Some days a month 332 1.4 5: Very rarely 524 2.2 6: Never 7068 29.2 7: No account 7974 32.9 8: No response 1574 6.5 Total 24235 100.0 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 7 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings Q6a: (If uses Facebook or Twitter or Whatsapp, even if very rarely) And how frequently do you do the following on Twitter or Facebook or WhatsApp - daily, sometimes, rarely or never? a: Express your personal views on politics N (%) Valid (%) Valid 1: Daily 704 2.9 4.8 2: Sometimes 2741 11.3 18.9 3: Rarely 2192 9.0 15.1 4: Never 7803 32.2 53.7 8: No response 1079 4.5 7.4 Total 14518 59.9 100.0 Missing 9: N.A. 9717 40.1 Total 24235 100.0 b: Share/forward any political material N (%) Valid (%) Valid 1: Daily 654 2.7 4.5 2: Sometimes 2262 9.3 15.6 3: Rarely 2239 9.2 15.5 4: Never 8197 33.8 56.6 8: No response 1122 4.6 7.8 Total 14474 59.7 100.0 Missing 9: N.A. 9761 40.3 Total 24235 100.0 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 8 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings c: Read news related to politics N (%) Valid (%) Valid 1: Daily 1743 7.2 12.0 2: Sometimes 3014 12.4 20.7 3: Rarely 1952 8.1 13.4 4: Never 6827 28.2 46.8 8: No response 1045 4.3 7.2 Total 14581 60.2 100.0 Missing 9: N.A. 9654 39.8 Total 24235 100.0 Q7: In talking to people about this Lok Sabha election, we often find that a lot of people were not able to vote. What about you - did you vote or did you not vote in this election? N (%) 1: I did not vote 1855 7.7 2: I am sure I voted 22381 92.3 Total 24235 100.0 a: (If Voted ) Who did you vote for? N (%) Valid (%) Valid 001: INC 4362 18.0 19.5 002: BJP 8362 34.5 37.4 003: BSP 706 2.9 3.2 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 9 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) Valid (%) 004: CPI(M) 402 1.7 1.8 005: CPI 103 .4 .5 006: NCP 323 1.3 1.4 007: AITC 552 2.3 2.5 008: JD-U 658 2.7 2.9 009: LJP 108 .4 .5 010: RJD 358 1.5 1.6 011: CPI(ML)(L) 72 .3 .3 012: AAP 109 .4 .5 013: INLD 6 .0 .0 014: JMM 77 .3 .3 015: JD-S 38 .2 .2 016: IUML 46 .2 .2 017: SP 546 2.3 2.4 018: Shiv Sena 357 1.5 1.6 019: AIFB 13 .1 .1 020: RSP 11 .0 .1 021: AIMIM 5 .0 .0 022: TDP 255 1.1 1.1 023: YSRCP 301 1.2 1.3 024: Jana Sena 47 .2 .2 026: AGP 22 .1 .1 027: AIUDF 29 .1 .1 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 10 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) Valid (%) 028: BPF 8 .0 .0 029: HAM 36 .1 .2 030: RLSP 16 .1 .1 031: VIP 40 .2 .2 033: GGP 1 .0 .0 036: BTP 28 .1 .1 037: JJP 7 .0 .0 039: National Conference 30 .1 .1 040: PDP 2 .0 .0 041: Panthers Party 0 .0 .0 042: People’s Conference 9 .0 .0 043: AJSUP 47 .2 .2 045: UDF 17 .1 .1 046: LDF 2 .0 .0 047: KC-M 3 .0 .0 049: BDJS 5 .0 .0 060: NPF 5 .0 .0 061: NPP 8 .0 .0 062: MNDF 0 .0 .0 063: NEIDP 0 .0 .0 064: UDP 5 .0 .0 070: BJD 251 1.0 1.1 071: SAD 95 .4 .4 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 11 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) Valid (%) 072: LIP 11 .0 .0 074: SAD-T 2 .0 .0 075: SAD(Amritsar) 2 .0 .0 078: BVP 5 .0 .0 079: SDF 1 .0 .0 082: TRS 312 1.3 1.4 083: AIADMK 222 .9 1.0 084: AMMK 130 .5 .6 085: DMK 417 1.7 1.9 086: DMDK 7 .0 .0 087: PMK 66 .3 .3 088: VCK 3 .0 .0 089: MDMK 23 .1 .1 093: MNM) 2 .0 .0 101: RLD 106 .4 .5 103: Quami Ekta Dal (QED) 1 .0 .0 106: SBSP 1 .0 .0 109: Left Front 1 .0 .0 110: SUCI 1 .0 .0 120: NDPP 11 .0 .0 121: BLF 1 .0 .0 124: NTK 38 .2 .2 126: VBA 155 .6 .7 CSDS, LOKNITI, DELHI Page 12 All India Postpoll NES 2019-Survey Findings N (%) Valid (%) 127: PSP 3 .0 .0 131: UDF supported Independent 8 .0 .0 500: UPA 3 .0 .0 505: Awami Ittehad Party 4 .0 .0 900: Independent 44 .2 .2 901: No party 1 .0 .0 902: NOTA 43 .2 .2 997: Any other party 42 .2 .2 998: No response/Can’t say 2230 9.2 10.0 Total 22380 92.3 100.0 Missing 999: N.A.
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